The voices are grouped into North and South American,Įuropean and non-US voices. Kurzweil 3000 has over 25 Acapela voices, which current customers can install through theĭifferent and can interpret and read content with meaning and emotion.

Do you know which voice is best? The answer is simple, the one that the student prefers! Kurzweil 3000 users can now choose from a variety of Acapela voices. If the student is writing and needs support, there are options like listening to a If the student doesn’t know the meaning of a Have access to the text, but also give them easy ways to customize that access. Group text into sentences, paragraphs, words or even read just the highlighted text. It can read out loud using a variety of voices, it can read at various speeds and has the ability to Kurzweil 3000, allows the student to choose the methodīest meets his/her needs. In between these two approaches are many variables. What happens to our students who understand but can’t independently read the text? The way people process text can range from After 3rd grade, the content is more complex and students read to learn. Up until 3rd grade, students are taught to read. The most successful text-to-speech programs introduce this strategy at an early age, before the student has struggled

That help the struggling reader access text and can easily be customized to meet the specific needs of the reader. They haveĪlso found that these text-to-speech programs are most effective when they promote independence by providing features Text-to-speech strategy are more confident in their learning and are more likely to pursue higher education 1. They have found that students who take advantage of the Research studies have explored the efficacy of text-to-speech. How can we meet the needs of all learners? Within any inclusive classroom there are students who learn and process information How do you learn? Are you an auditory, visual or kinesthetic learner? Do you take advantage of close captioning?

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